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May 30 Batman's Rogues: The Other Villains Week 5

In the final installment of Batman's
Rogues, we take a look at a character that may just be the most
popular villain never to make it to the big screen. And on the
flipside, a villain that will most likely never appear again...
anywhere.

Possibly the biggest omission from the
multiple Batman movie universes is fan favorite (and only character
of this feature to first appear in a cartoon) the Joker's on-again
off-again girlfriend, Harley Quinn.

She was created as a one-off side
character in the Batman: The Animated Series, however the character
received such high praise , that she was brought back in subsequent
episodes, until she was introduced into the comic world in The Batman
Adventures series (which was itself based off of the cartoon) thus
cementing her place in the Bat-mythos.

Harley has played different roles in
her costumed career, however it all started when she was a doctor at
Arkham Asylum. There she became at first enamored, and eventually
fell in love, with the man who would define her life for most of her
existence, The Joker.

She's grown as her own character, and
not simply a tool for Joker to use, and even currently headlines her
own series as part of the New 52 for DC Comics. At times she
embraced her criminal roots, while at other times she swayed closer
to the side of the law, most notably during her pairing with Catwoman
and Poison Ivy in the Gotham City Sirens comic series.

Personal Favorite Moment:

My favorite moment for Harley Quinn was
during the aforementioned Gotham City Sirens run. After teaming with
Catwoman and Poison Ivy for many issues, she betrays the two to break
into Arkham Asylum planning on killing the Joker for all the years of
abuse. During her break in, she displays the skills she's learned
from Joker by manipulating some of the guards and brutally killing
others. As she enters Joker's cell, ready to kill him, the site of
him brings back all the good times she shared with him, and they
decide to take the asylum over. It begins as an impressive example
of Harley's own self sufficiency, but quickly dovetails to proof of
her own fractured psyche and reliance on Joker and the hold he has
over her.

Kite Man – Charles “Chuck”
Brown

First appearance – Batman #133
(August 1960)

Created by – Bill Finger and Dick
Sprang

Brief History:

*Sigh* Oh the life that was Kite Man.
Chuck Brown began his criminal career by employing 'trick' kites to
attempt his crimes. I say 'attempt' because I don't believe Kite Man
has successfully committed a single crime, constantly being thwarted
by Batman, Batgirl and other heroes.

No tragic back story has ever been revealed
in the comics, however the character was featured in the Batman: The
Brave and the Bold cartoon, where it was explained that as a kid,
Charles was a fan of Ben Franklin and made an attempt at recreating
the famous lightning-kite experiment. For some inexplicable reason,
the kid with metal braces decided to conduct this experiment while
standing in a bucket of water. While this origin may not be canon to
the comic universe, it's the only one we have.

Personal Favorite Moment:

Honestly, I don't have a favorite Kite
Man moment; no one does, not even his creators.

By default I'll list his appearance in
the 25th issue of the weekly comic 52. Already thought
dead, “killed” by Deathstroke by being thrown off skyscraper.
That's right the guy whose whole gimmick is flying, was thought so
little of, they believed a fall would kill him. As it was revealed,
Chuck survived the fall, only to be captured along side several other
Q-list villains and was actually eaten by a Superman villain.

Thank you for coming along with on this
journey through the deeper more obscure bowels of the Gotham
underground. I hope you had as much fun revisiting (or possibly
discovering for the first time) some of the more colorful rogues to
plague Batman's war on crime in Gotham City.

You can view the original posting of this article at The Time Warriors, and read up on everything pop- culture.

Alex is an author bred, born, and raised in New Jersey. He had aspirations beyond his humble beginnings, goals that would take him to the skyscrappers of Metropolis and the alleys of Gotham. Alex was going to be a superhero. Then one tragic day, tragedy tragically struck. He remembered he wasn't an orphan and by law would only be able to become a sidekick. For now Alex bides his time writing about the heroes he would one day become, once he can rectify that pesky parent problem. Follow his scheming, mechinations, and writings at www.azarrising.com, as well as his horror movie review series the Macabre Movie Mausoleum, and various comic-related pieces in The Think Tank.

Alex is an author bred, born, and raised in New Jersey. He had aspirations beyond his humble beginnings, goals that would take him to the skyscrappers of Metropolis and the alleys of Gotham. Alex was going to be a superhero. Then one tragic day, tragedy tragically struck. He remembered he wasn't an orphan and by law would only be able to become a sidekick. For now Alex bides his time writing about the heroes he would one day become, once he can rectify that pesky parent problem. Follow his scheming, mechinations, and writings at www.azarrising.com, as well as his horror movie review series the Macabre Movie Mausoleum, and various comic-related pieces in The Think Tank.